tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post498790514514232969..comments2024-03-21T00:59:27.758+00:00Comments on The Word Den: Sunday Rest: Word Not To Use Today: foetid.Sally Pruehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-55566308663153352592011-06-13T10:02:58.834+01:002011-06-13T10:02:58.834+01:00Thanks, Ric.
That's useful for discussing Ælfr...Thanks, Ric.<br />That's useful for discussing Ælfric the Grammarian, too!Sally Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-37067941918022433822011-06-12T19:33:58.955+01:002011-06-12T19:33:58.955+01:00Dragging up All Programs -> Accessories -> S...Dragging up All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Character Map is a drag. On a standard Windows system, many of them can be got by holding ALT and typing a number on the number pad; Ælice is ALT-146, for instance, and her lowercase sister is ALT-145. Sadly enough, Ethel isn't available that way.<br /><br />Regards,<br />RicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-63698533614625548612011-06-12T13:58:03.462+01:002011-06-12T13:58:03.462+01:00Dear ethel! Yes, of course I should have seized th...Dear ethel! Yes, of course I should have seized this opportunity to give her an outing. (Have you seen the MISSING ETHEL post of a couple of days ago?)<br />I'm afraid that dragging WORD symbols is an technical as I get at the moment, but I'll take note of the existence of HTML coding in case I ever decide to take a plunge towards computer competence.Sally Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-7718805529640981802011-06-12T13:09:35.472+01:002011-06-12T13:09:35.472+01:00And, of course, it's properly spelt "fœti...And, of course, it's properly spelt "fœtid", which makes it even knobblier, doesn't it?<br /><br />In HTML, like this comment, you can make the o-and-e-together using the special code &oelig;, or Unicode U+0339. There are other ways, and finding them will introduce you to the wonderful world of <i>character encodings</i>, which constitute a wonderful way to make computer programmers tear their hair in frustration.<br /><br />Case doesn't matter in most HTML codes, but they make a delightful exception in a few of the character escapes. &OElig; makes a capital Œ, Unicode U+0338. You need that to spell <i>Œrlikon</i>, which is a type of gun, so perhaps you won't need it often.<br /><br />Regards,<br />RicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com